Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-22

decide for herself. So she ran to gath
er her little belon gings and bid adieu
to the maids who had befriended the
little orphan. In half an hour the re-
turn train would leave Myra called
Tor pen and paper and essayed to write
Q line for Lester. When leaving home
and husband she had written nothing!
There had been no effort to soften the
blow for Arthur! She held the pen in
her white hand and stared hard at. the
street, the sky. the distant sea. How
could she tell it all to that gentle lover?
But time was fying, she must be gone.
abe must nexer5 see him again!
Lester. Lester! { know your heart
will break, mine may also. I can not
say forgive me, for God will not if ]
fail in this last resolution. I dare not
think Of your grief As for myself,
am dead. Remem Der me as dead. Les
ter, and God pity us both. I shall go
back. We were in great error, see it
now. shall 90 back, but do you 90 on
to Europe. even rs you would grant :
prayer to a dying woman, go! And
God grant we may never meet on earth
again. Wretchedly, IL +.
&'=I. 7 I. .e#@54e. s# MIRA.
This she sealed, addressed, and order
! ed delivered to DR.. Lester as sodA as he
| returned. Then as though legions
| from Hades were at her heels, she
| grasped the child and hurried aboard
| the train. She was white as milk, and
sat four hours holding hard to the
| child's hand, with head thrown back
and eyes tightly closed, her lips as pale
| as death. : 5%
But one thought seemed to possess
her. She could indulge, poor thing, in
respite to her sorrow, for all the time
| and all the same the train was sweeping
| great miles of distance between them,
| between her beaten heart and her sore
temptation, = ..
It was night, late night, when she
again reached home. AS the hired car.
riage swept up the old familiar drives
that she had. thought never to see
az ain, she leaned forward in the moon.
light while her tears fell fast. Truly,
the scenes of home and happiness.
When was it she had left this place.
yesterday, last week, Or years ago?
She could not decide. Providence
was kind-Arthm had not returned.
OF course not; he had not expected ia
for days. Once again in her own room,
alone. Baby Belle sleeping in her bed,
she felt her courage come again. It
had been close call, but she was safe!
Said she to her maid: II am sorry
to disturb you at this hour. Anna, but ]
do want my dresses removed at once
from the trunks and put again in their
| proper places. I will reward you we'll,
don't fear. The lady I went to visit
instead of her. And I have decided t.
adopt this little girl, Anna; she was an
orphan and about to be sent to an asy:
lum, SO I took her myself"
| Poor Myra! she wanted no signs oil
disturbance to meet even her own eyes
in the morning; she wanted to waken
in the morning and begin life just as
before, not even a misplaced dress OF
ribbon to remind her of that hasty
fight to and fro.
| All the hustle and stir was qu;eted,
the house once more in peace and
darkness; Myra had fallen into an I'M.
easy slumber, from which she was
awakened by her husbands kiss, sc
unexpectedly and quietly had he re-
turned: After little cry of fright
Myra said nothing.
''Nay, sweetheart, never turn sc
white and stare at me-" he said, laugh
! ing lightly. ':Do you think 1 am {
burglar?"
| When he turned ON the gas and not
ed the beautiful child held so close tt
her heart, he whistlea with amazement
why, what's this2'' And he stoop
ed to inspect the little stranger.
His wife leaned on her elbow with
frightened, wide eyes and pale face
She seemed choking and unable to Dc
other than gasp at his name. How
little he could guess the causet
why, my little women" he ex
claimed. II did not think you were
such coward! came in quietly;
have the latch key, you surely know
you little goose. believe you NEAR
TO faint!''
/ So he took her in his arms; still sh,
stared at him with widened eyes.
| Il thought you hated mel" she faint
! ly whispered. 49,. :.E.@
! ''Myra! surely that was not pretty
thought to entertain; but kissing her
/ forgive you, for / believe you. arr
dreaming yet! BY the way, it was =.
bad dream that brought me home $,
soon! So you see 1 am as silly a.
you" = :: /. <%s.*s's*::
| She hid her face on his shoulder ant
was softly crying, while he stroked hel
shining head and talked. Il dreamed
dear, saw you dying, but i could no
/ reach you to be Of any help. It SEEM
now doubt with me it you were dy
ing or lost. Anyway you were in grea
distress, and I was in even CREATE
agony, 80 that wakened. And still
was SO worried about you / could no
| give my mind to business. Try as
might, a,could not shake off the notiot
you needed me here at home, and now
I am glad yielded and came, for sure
i ~ you are i'll. or you would not be sc
nervous Stop crying, Myra, and tel
me what Is the natter?''
Tell him! and turn to adamant an(
ice this strange food of tenderness;
Never!! 585s==3 =. ::'.~... g. = ;
II have had bad dreams too! Al
sorts Of evil things, Arthur! sinned,
died. I saw angels and the dead-oh
everything has happened since yor
went! If my bad dreams had come
true. Arthur, and had done very evil,
would you have forgiven me if I re
pented and came back, dying, to crave
Your pardono'' ,..> . .|s s.s Il: 4
Heavens! was she in delirium, IN
fever2 How pale and wan and wide.